you don't have to smile
no need to be polite
you've fought the good fight
names I won't name
battles named Temporary
its okay to say the blame is not yours
cry and smile with conviction
scream and demand without shame
all that will last won't break and fragment
all of it is out of your control
let it go what will last will span time
your bones are strong
the air is yours
your belly can bear babies
your eyes can tame lions
there is no shame in salt taste tears
and your dreams being too colorful
You can dance You can love You can respect
You can laugh You can breath You can ask You can take
You can fuck
Contrary to how "perfect" you were raised to be.
Today I am a girl
An emotional thick-skinned free smiling heavyhearted girl
It is less than what I am but what I am nonetheless
reverie finds a place in mesneaks in like a selfish lover as I sleep
seeps down my leg as i walk into the bathroom
gender shouldn't be such a privilege
but on a cold day it sure feels that way
shadows keep the dirtiest secretsand manners are just perfect
she speaks with a smile
she'll never want back everything she gives you
it astounds me how much little girls are born against.
It amazes me how fucking tremendous women arebut how little we claim.
